The Tasmanian Government is supporting our youngest learners' language and literacy development through the Nursery Rhyme Project.
Minister for Education, Jo Palmer, visited George Town Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) to celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week, and the wonderful results that have been seen across the State as part of the Nursery Rhyme Project.
"Nursery rhymes are a fantastic and fun tool that we can all use to share the love of words with our youngest Tasmanians," Minister Palmer said.
"Our Government's Nursery Rhyme Project is using the delightful and well-known songs to build our children's foundational literacy skills through playful repetition.
"The project has been running in CFLCs, Launching into Learning programs, libraries and other Early Childhood Education and Care services around Tasmania.
"It involves the release of a new feature nursery rhyme each month, with associated learning activities, events and support materials for continued learning and singing at home.
"Families have fully embraced the project, reporting that the activities have helped their children with their language skills, as they learn rhymes for the first time.
"As part of our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future, we are committed to improving literacy rates across Tasmania and giving children the best possible start in life and learning."
By supporting children's language and literacy development, the Nursery Rhyme Project directly supports implementation of two key Lifting Literacy recommendations for the early years, consistent with the Lifting Literacy Implementation Plan 2024-2026.
World Nursery Rhyme Week runs until 15 November 2024.
